A Gold Coast mother will fight allegations she used a poisoned juice to kill her son at trial, 10 years after she was charged with his murder.
Maree Crabtree will face trial before Brisbane Supreme Court from Tuesday April 7, accused of killing her adult son Jonathan Crabtree.
She is charged with one count each of murder (domestic violence), attempted murder (domestic violence) and fraud – dishonestly obtains property from another to the value of at least $100,000.
Maree Crabtree is accused of murdering her adult son Jonathan Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard
Ms Crabtree has consistently denied the allegations against her.
It is almost a decade since Jonathan died after allegedly consuming a fruit juice laced with a fatal dose of prescription medication in 2017.
The trial will interrogate Ms Crabtree’s alleged involvement in his death.
Jonathan Crabtree (pictured with mother Maree Crabtree) died in 2017 after allegedly drinking a poisoned fruit juice. Picture:
Jurors in the trial, who are expected to be picked on Tuesday morning, will hear from presiding Justice Martin Burns before opening addresses take place.
At the close of the trial, the jurors will come to a verdict on all three charges against Ms Crabtree.
The highly anticipated case is set to run for just over three weeks.
More to come.